Dr. Troncoso’s dissertation titled “Queering Orishas: Embodied Knowledges and Living Archives” explores the lived experiences of LGBTQ practitioners of Santería and Espiritismo in contemporary Puerto Rico. Dr. Troncoso uses critical autoethnography and participatory observation grounded in decolonial feminist approaches to unravel the complex dynamics of same-sex desires, queer strategies for survival, and notions of transness that deconstruct fixed notions of gender and sexuality within sacred spaces.
Please join Dr. Troncoso and three participants of their ethnographic research: Teresa Karolina, Iris Pier and Ana Paula Teixeira on October 23rd from 6-8 pm at NYU for what promises to be a rich and lively discussion.
Please see additional information here: https://www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/20242025/queering-orishas-embodied-knowledges-and-living-archives